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Yeah, I passed. Just barely. Literally just barely. I was so close to failing that the thought gives me retroactive anxiety. But this isn't a post to humble brag about passing. Me passing this trash ass, janky ass, bullshit test has more to do with luck than any intellectual ability on my part.

Seriously, I thought the RPFT was bad, but the ACCS was so much worse. It was basically: what if a respiratory therapist was actually a nurse?

Nurse: "Hey Respiratory, when do you think I should transfuse this patient?"

RT: "Well, what's their platelet count? Is it less than 50,000?"

Nurse: "Gee gosh, it is! But I have no idea what to give them for the transfusion..."

*RT: "Have you t

I mean, I understand how it can be difficult maintaining a power grid in these harsh weather conditions of... clear skies and a gentle breeze. But hey PNM, I bet if you really focus and give it your all, you could keep the power running for longer than a week.

And here, if you're not quite up to the task, let's make things a little easier: how about going more than three days without the power flickering?

Also, I sure would love to help ease your burden by going solar, if only you would let me. But alas, no solar companies will do an install without your permission, and you won't expand solar availability out here because reasons.

I have mild keratoconus in my left eye and pretty advanced coning in the right eye. So the left eye basically does all the work. With just glasses on, I can see out of my left eye just fine. However, with a scleral on that same eye, my vision is always just slightly blurry. Like, I can see for the most part, but small or far away text is pretty difficult to the point where I have to increase the font size on my computer to see without squinting.

I had a previous optometrist tell me that this was just kind of the norm when wearing contact lenses and that, according to their measurements, my vision with the lens in was perfect. Also, my current eye doctor tested for over-refraction and said t

I recently moved to La Cienega and I'm trying to identify the source of a seemingly random sewage-ish smell. It tends to blow in a few times a week, usually around dawn or dusk. My first thought was maybe the septic tank on our property, but our tank is essentially brand new, so it shouldn't be in need of service just yet. Also, there are days where I feel like I can smell it as soon as I get to the 599/Los Pinos area, so it doesn't seem to be localized to my house specifically.

Am I going crazy?? Or is there something nearby that might be producing this smell? It's not a big deal either way, I'm just curious if anyone knows what might be going on.

Like I legitimately hate this error so much. Most other common PFT errors I can fix with coaching, but it feels like back extrapolation is just impossible to work with. Does anyone have any tips for getting rid of back extrapolation 100% of the time, regardless of the patient or their condition?

Sometimes, I can have the patient hold the mouthpiece themselves and that will help. And if I'm really desperate I might try having the patient hold their breath (i.e. close off the glottis) for a split second at max inspiration before the forced expiration. But these only work occasionally. It just feels like there are certain patients who are going to get this error no matter what. Like there's s

So I've been wearing a scleral lens in my right eye for a couple years now, and I'm generally pretty good with getting them in and out. However, it seems like there are random days where the suction of the lens against my eye is so strong that it takes a fair amount of effort (more effort than I'm comfortable with) to remove it. Then, post-removal, I'm left with a ring of redness around my iris which can last for several hours.

When I go to take the scleral out, I always place my lens removal tool on the lower third of lens, but it can still be difficult at times. I'm just wondering if anyone has any little tips or tricks that they've found help with a scleral lens that's stubborn about co

Edit: Thanks for all the great responses! I read through all of the replies, and got a lot of good ideas to try out.

My biggest hurdle to consistently exercising is the overwhelming boredom. All I can think about is how much I hate what I'm doing and how much I'd rather be doing anything else. In general, I have a hard time with things that are boring but still demand my attention, if that makes sense. Like if it's boring but I can zone out, then I'm fine. But exercise is just miserable enough that I can't zone it out.

I've tried everything to keep myself entertained... listening to music, listening to podcasts, watching TV or a movie... nothing works to keep the profound boredom at ba

Hard mode enabled: It's a two-lane highway with heavy oncoming traffic.

I've triple-checked for bubbles, and can't see any. I guess I'm mostly just wondering if the fact that I can feel the lens in my eye is a sign of something wrong, or if I just have to get used to it.

Side note: the feeling seems to lessen significantly after I close my eyes for a bit. Maybe it's just drying out?